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Cartagena, Colombia
Coverage of Cartagena, Colombia in the Nexus archive.
- Coast Guard stops boats holding 3 tons of cocaine, opens fire on one
The US Coast Guard intercepted boats carrying 3 tons of cocaine off the coast of Colombia and opened fire on one of them. The interdictions were made by the crew of the Tahoma, a 270-foot Coast Guard cutter, about 90 miles off the coast of Cartagena. This operation is a significant blow to drug trafficking in the region.
- Coast Guard stops boats holding 3 tons of cocaine, opens fire on one
The US Coast Guard stopped boats carrying 3 tons of cocaine and opened fire on one. The incident occurred about 90 miles off the coast of Cartagena, Colombia. The Coast Guard cutter Tahoma made the interdictions.